Forty-nine (49) percent of the Filipinos agreed to the case filed by former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Moralesagainst Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
Last March 15, Del Rosario and Morales filed a case before the ICC against Xi and other Chinese officials for allegedly committing crimes against humanity in connection with China’s reclamation activities South China Sea that are detrimental to maritime resources.
Based on the survey, 27% said they strongly agree, and 22% somewhat agree, or a total of 49% in agreement to the SWS test statement: “The suit filed in the ICC by Albert Del Rosario and Conchita Carpio-Morales, former officials of the PH government, against Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping for wrongful destruction of the livelihood of Filipino fisherman shows the world that China should leave the islands it has occupied in the West Philippine Sea.”
Meanwhile, 7% said they strongly disagree and 10% somewhat disagree and 28% were undecided.
The non-commissioned First Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey was conducted in March 28-31 using face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide wherein 360 each in Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±2.6% for national percentages, and ±5% each for Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao).
Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese officials that his administration has no participation in the said case filed by Del Rosario and Morales.
Duterte, however, said that Philippines is a democratic country so anyone can file a case against anybody before the ICC.
